IT service companies rely heavily on software engineering processes and methods to deliver services that enable business to achieve their goals. As a discipline, product lifecycle management has matured and has delivered major benefits, such as reuse, increased market share, reduced time-to-market and global brand image. IT services focused on delivering IT applications in frequent short releases, progressive inclusion of features, etc., are likely to benefit from leveraging product line management practices.
Great Post. Referring to "The lightweight agile processes do not demand extensive documentation. The emphasis is on documenting only what is necessary.", I would like to add that the emphasis of Agile is also on documenting "when it is necessary". This helps to incorporate the latest changes into the design and saves time.
Great post. I appreciate the fact tha you emphasize the importance of meeting customer needs. We have a community for IM professionals (www.openmethodology.org) and have bookmarked this post for our users. Look forward to reading your work in the future.
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Engineering Meets Management, Part 1: A Recipe for Excellence
Posted by: R.N. Prasad and Seema Acharya January 29, 2011 05:00 AMIT service companies rely heavily on software engineering processes and methods to deliver services that enable business to achieve their goals. As a discipline, product lifecycle management has matured and has delivered major benefits, such as reuse, increased market share, reduced time-to-market and global brand image. IT services focused on delivering IT applications in frequent short releases, progressive inclusion of features, etc., are likely to benefit from leveraging product line management practices.